National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt vs The Dig
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.9/10 for The Dig). The Dig is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 20m. The Dig is the older of the two (2021 against 2022). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
The Dig| National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt | The Dig | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2021 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Patrick Marber | Simon Stone |
| Main cast | Arty Froushan, Eleanor Wyld, Joshua Satine, Aidan McArdle, Wesley Holloway | Johnny Flynn, Ralph Fiennes, Peter McDonald, Danny Webb, Ben Chaplin |
Synopsis
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
At the beginning of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, Austria. But Hermann Merz, a factory owner and baptised Jew now married to Catholic Gretl, has moved up in the world. We follow his family’s story across half a century, passing through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. A company of 40 actors represent each generation of the family in…
The Dig
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.
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